eek, a steek.

Having a blog is great, I reckon.  It really spurs me on to start things and to finish things.  It's nice to feel like once I complete something, or even *try* something new, that somewhere out there is someone who will read it and think "huh?  who'd knit that?"  or something along those lines.  Sometimes having a blog makes me so self conscious though- there are some interesting threads on Ravelry at the moment about blogging- somehow while I do find it very interesting, it makes me feel like *not* blogging.  One poster said that *any* mention, ever, of a blogger's health meant she would leave that blog and never return!  That strikes me as hysterically funny, for some reason.  I guess she must have a very exclusive blogroll.  Questioned, she said that yes, that meant *any* mention.  Like "had a migraine last week so I didn't go to guild" would strike you out.  Just makes me laugh.  Nevertheless- it also paralyses me.  Does that blogger read my blog?  No, I don't think so (not anymore, anyway!).  But do I now vet every statement for hidden squickyness?  Yes, I do.  If my own health is off limits- what about my family's?  What about the tendonitis in my left hand that is making it impossible for me to grasp my knitting needles?  What about if I sat on a metal dpn and punctured my arse?  Medical, yes.  Funny, yes.  Knitting related?  Sure. 

I don't have any health issue that I want to blog about. I just needed to get that off my chest, is all.

Ok, knitting- I finally admitted that 1) I would never be able to knit Cherie Amour while living la vida toddler. and 2) I do not, and will never look like the designer of said lace pullover- I, instead, would look like a fabulously fancy sack of spuds.  So, I frogged it and cast on for my first top-down raglan.  I decided to go one better and make it a top down raglan cardigan knit in the round (I am still post traumatic from Roam... I really do not want to purl, any time soon)- which means STEEKS.  Well, one steek.  eek.
I was feeling very proud, following the recipe I found here, until I realised about a quarter of the way through the raglan part that at the rate of increase the recipe dictated, I would not reach my actual bust measurement before reaching an adequately long raglan.  I searched around the place and found multiple threads on Ravelry linking to tutorials on bust shaping- which I was too addled to follow, so I added a row of increases on each side of the front, hopefully far enough above my actual boobage that it will both work and look okay.  I was quite proud of myself for catching the error of my assumption- at my actual bust measurement, the raglan would reach approximately to my waist!  I think this will be okay. 
The yarn is the merino chunky from handpaintedyarn.com in the klematis colourway and it is just. gorgeous.  Here's hoping it shapes up into someting I will wear.

Comments

[Peg in South Carolina]

Interesting essay on blogging. I'd say the person in question has issues............
I have been knitting top-down raglan sweaters for my new grandson. It's a generic varied-size, varied-gauge pattern and I love it. It is so easy!
As far as steeking, it has to be wool and I live in South Carolina..........

[Donyale]

Good points all - You know - it's your blog and you can spew if you want to....If people don't like it they can click-e-vous onto another.

My blog is MY blog. I love it - it keeps me honest - like yours. (Although I think you aren't telling about the DPN in your arse!).

Will be interested to see if said raglan accommodates said boobage - but not in a weird way....

[April]

When posting to my blog, I'll only edit myself if I'm being offensive to a specific person. Other than that I stick to the "you can't please all the people all the time" theory. It's helped that I only blog when I feel like it now. By the time I get around to it, there's so much to get caught up on that it's fairly emotionless. ;) As for others posting about thier health, I've no problems with it. If it gets too gorey, I'll click onto something else and come back for a different post. Good for you, heading to steek land. I've never visited there my self....yet. I feel the need for a large project coming soon though....so we'll see. :) Keep us posted on how it's going.

[Meg in Nelson]

What is "DPN"? I think this is the first time I heard of "Boobage". I love it. I don't understand knitting, but it sounds good to me.

And I'm sometimes sick in the head, so there you 'ave it!

[amanda j]

I only blog for me really. Sort of. I love getting comments and sometimes get a bit disappointed if I don't have many. What annoys me is how snarky forums can get so quickly and how people think they have a right to be rude!! And personal!!

Anyway, I love your blog and reading about whatever, so stuff 'em! Love that yarn by the way!

[jen]

Boobage, love it. Try the Malabrigo board, look for the Wicked KAL, there is a great link to a tute on short row busts while in the round raglans.